Ecology Summary - Crenicichla ploegi
Ecology of Crenicichla ploegi
 
Main Ref. Varella, H.R., M.V. Loeb, Lima F.C.T. and S.O. Kullander, 2018
Remarks Found a variety of aquatic habitats, mostly in streams and mid-sized rivers; type locality an exception, being a large river pool, more than 100 meters wide; streams and rivers inhabited by C. ploegi possess clear water, a moderate to fast water flow, and rocky bottoms, usually with well-developed riparian forest; also found in rivers with highly disturbed or suppressed riparian forest (Ref. 119086).

Aquatic zones / Water bodies

Marine - Neritic Marine - Oceanic Brackishwater Freshwater
Marine zones / Brackish and freshwater bodies
  • supra-littoral zone
  • littoral zone
  • sublittoral zone
  • epipelagic
  • mesopelagic
  • epipelagic
  • abyssopelagic
  • hadopelagic
  • estuaries/lagoons/brackish seas
  • mangroves
  • marshes/swamps
  • rivers/streams
  • lakes/ponds
  • caves
  • exclusively in caves
Highighted items on the list are where Crenicichla ploegi may be found.

Habitat

Substrate
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Special habitats
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Associations

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Parasitism

Feeding

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Trophic Level(s)
Estimation method Original sample Unfished population Remark
Troph s.e. Troph s.e.
From diet composition
From individual food items
Ref.
(e.g. 9948)
(e.g. oophagy)
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